While women travelling the world on their own is no new thing, a report from Booking.com revealed a whopping 54 per cent of women travellers were looking to embrace solo travel in 2024. A separate report in 2023 from Road Scholar, which offers educational travel for older adults, said 85 per cent of the company’s … Read more
As popular destinations get crowded and their residents protest over poorly behaved visitors and “overtourism”, holidaymakers increasingly look to veer off the beaten track. According to travel website Expedia, internet searches suggest next year’s tourists are looking at “detour destinations” such as Reims in France, Brescia in Italy and Waikato in New Zealand. Another travel … Read more
Chinese technology brands from Alibaba Group Holding to BYD make up a third of Euro 2024 football tournament’s 13 worldwide sponsors, an example of their growing global footprint and commitment to expanding in overseas markets. The Chinese sponsors include television and home appliance manufacturer Hisense, Alibaba’s global shopping platform AliExpress, financial technology giant Ant Group, … Read more
Still, we can’t think of a better way of assessing something as nebulous as a welcome, and presumably many of the people who left positive reviews would have been happy with the overall vibe of the city as well as their digs – so perhaps there is some merit to the list. Arraial d’Ajuda, Brazil, … Read more
A beautiful region of the UK has been named as one of the world’s most welcoming places in new research from Booking.com . The hotel booking giant looked at more than 300 million customer reviews to find the friendliest and most welcoming places in the world. A British destination topped the list as the world’s most welcoming … Read more
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